Boorish Behavior Regarding "Gasparilla Parade Has Plenty Of Room For Improvement" (Letters, Feb. 2): ...more

February 9, 2008

One of the Crystal Beach Community Association's biggest events of the season, its fundraising silent auction, will spark excitement tonight in this coastal village. The "Night of Wine and Roses" festivities will take place from 7 - 10 p.m., Feb. 9, at Town Hall, on Crystal Beach Drive. ...more

February 9, 2008

SEBRING — As the fair approaches, excitement is mounting in the Bickman house. "We look forward to the fair all year," said Samantha Bickman, leader of Country Clovers 4-H Group. "The fairgrounds are our home away from home." Hundreds of families throughout the county are in the same position as the Bickmans, preparing for the festivities of the Highlands County Fair, which starts Friday. Brothers Michael and Justin Bickman wake up at 6 every morning to feed and water their animals. They each have swine, chickens and rabbits to show at the fair. ...more

February 6, 2008

It's 12 days and counting until county fairgoers can "Rock Around the Stock." ...more

February 6, 2008

While there has been plenty of silence and secrecy surrounding the potential sale of the Lightning, whispers are beginning to surface that a deal could be on the horizon. ...more

February 1, 2008

TAMPA - A criminal complaint has been filed in federal court against a Lutz man accused of ramming a stolen boat into a Coast Guard vessel and trying to hit a Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office vessel Saturday as Gasparilla festivities were winding down. ...more

January 30, 2008

No doubt, the revelers who pillaged Bayshore Boulevard on Saturday trashed the place. But this year's Gasparilla festivities were a little greener than last year's. ...more

January 27, 2008

A Lutz man in a stolen boat rammed a Coast Guard vessel and tried to hit a Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office vessel Saturday night as Gasparilla festivities were winding down, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

January 27, 2008